Adam Fugitt and Josh Quinlan meet Saturday on the primary card of UFC on ESPN 58 from UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Take a look at this fast breakdown of the matchup from MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom.
Adam Fugitt vs. Josh Quinlan UFC on ESPN 58 preview
Fugitt (9-4 MMA, 1-2 UFC) will hope to proceed his latest development of buying and selling wins and losses, at the very least for this battle, contemplating he’s coming off a submission loss to Mike Malott final 12 months. A win wouldn’t solely proceed his development, however get him again to .500 within the UFC. … Quinlan (6-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC) will even be combating to get again to .500 within the UFC, however enters as a loser of two straight fights. His lone UFC win got here in his debut towards Jason Witt in August 2022.
Adam Fugitt vs. Josh Quinlan UFC on ESPN 58 knowledgeable decide, prediction
Contemplating that that is the one battle on the cardboard north of 155 kilos, I can solely conclude that the UFC matchmakers are attempting to passive-aggressively stick it to their former overlord Joe Silva and his surefire technique of opening principal playing cards with lightweights or featherweights.
However, in Mick Maynard and Sean Shelby’s protection, this welterweight matchup between Fugitt and Quinlan ought to be all motion for so long as it lasts.
Quinlan stormed onto the scene with an emphatic knockout of Jason Witt in his UFC debut. Since then, Quinlan has struggled to get a win within the octagon, just lately dropping to southpaw Danny Barlow.
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Josh Quinlan, who faces Adam Fugitt, is 0-1 reverse UFC-level southpaws (L: Danny Barlow)
Quinlan didn’t look nice in an open stance battle however did higher when lining up pictures from his personal SP stance. Left-sided strikes = frequent offender. pic.twitter.com/3Z3jdTlMeG
— Dan Tom (@DanTomMMA) June 14, 2024
Standing in Quinlan’s approach this Saturday is one other UFC-level southpaw in Fugitt.
Regardless of usually coming in because the underdog for his janky type and unassuming demeanor, Fugitt is a deceptively well-rounded fighter who is usually higher than given credit score for. That mentioned, Fugitt’s historically porous protection may spell catastrophe towards an influence hitter like Quinlan.
For that cause, I’ll semi-reluctantly aspect with Quinlan to win by knockout in Spherical 1.
Adam Fugitt vs. Josh Quinlan UFC on ESPN 58 odds
The oddsmakers and the general public are barely favoring the Nevada-based fighter, itemizing Quinlan as a slight favourite at -125 and Fugitt barely higher than even cash at -102, by way of FanDuel.
Adam Fugitt vs. Josh Quinlan UFC on ESPN 58 begin time, easy methods to watch
As the primary card opening bout, Fugitt and Quinlan are anticipated to make their walks to the octagon at roughly 10:05 p.m. ET. The battle broadcasts reside on ESPN and streams on ESPN+.
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